Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

[Portrait of Imogene Coca, Café Society (Downtown)(?), New York, N.Y., ca. June 1947]

1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

Caption from Down Beat: This versatile Café Society Downtown lass is Imogene Coca. Shown here in her Down Beat sweater, Miss Coca challenges Jane Russell and Betty George to do as well, though she admits these are phonies made out of coconuts.

Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 077 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). In: "Café's Coca," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 12 (June 4, 1947), p. 1.

Subjects: Coca, Imogene Women comedians--1940-1950.

Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950.

Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig...

Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/

Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005

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Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.01461

Call Number: LC-GLB23- 0146

This work is from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress. Rights and restrictions. In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.